Valley salon helps honor Tucson shooting victims

Valley salon helps honor Tucson shooting victims

SOURCE: ABC 15 PHOENIX

Posted: 03/26/2011

• By: Imani Randolph

PHOENIX - Valley business, R Salon, is holding a Cut-a-Thon on Sunday, March 27 in hopes of raising thousands of dollars for the Healing Trees Humanitarian Program .
Healing Trees was developed after the January 8 shootings in Tucson with the theme “Heal Our Communities, Offer Remembrance and Celebrate Life."

According to a news release, The FUSION Foundation, the Arizona Community Tree Council and Trees for Tucson | Tucson Clean and Beautiful are working together to provide visual life-giving memorials commemorating the lives of those who died, honoring those who were injured and paying tribute to the Tucson community in the wake of the tragedy.
R Salon will offer $15 shampoo/cuts or manicure and $25 shampoo/cut/style. All of the Cut-a-Thon tips and fees will go towards the Healing Trees planting campaign from Earth Day on April 22 to Arbor Day on April 29."Salons have always been gathering spots within a community and we wanted to use our stylists and services to donate our time for this worthy cause,” said salon owner Rick Patrick.

Healing Trees Cut-A-Thon @ R Salon

Healing Trees Cut-A-Thon @ R Salon

Cut-A-Thon

Cut-A-Thon

Tree Planting at Cesar Chavez Plaza to “Offer Remembrance”

WHAT: Healing Tree Planting at Cesar Chavez Plaza in downtown Phoenix, Ariz.
WHEN: Monday, February 14, 2011 at 2:00 p.m.
WHERE: Cesar Chavez Plaza, 201 West Washington Street, Phoenix, Ariz. 85003

Healing Trees Announces Tree Planting at Cesar Chavez Plaza to “Offer Remembrance”
...Phoenix Vice Mayor Williams will lead tree planting ceremony

PHOENIX, Arizona (February 9, 2011) – City of Phoenix Vice Mayor Thelda Williams will lead a “Healing Trees” ceremony at Cesar Chavez Plaza across from City Hall in downtown Phoenix on Monday, February 14 at 2:00 p.m. Healing Trees is a humanitarian program to plant trees in the wake of the Tucson tragedies last month.

Two 24-inch box Blue Palo Verde trees will be planted at Cesar Chavez Plaza across from Phoenix City Hall on Monday, February 14 at 2:00 p.m. The trees are being donated and DLC Resources is donating their services to dig holes for the trees. The Blue Palo Verde is the Arizona state tree and February 14, Arizona Statehood Day, is Arizona's 99th birthday.

Olivia Calderon, a world-renowned mariachi soloist, will sing during the ceremony, which will feature other community members as participants as well. Additional information will be posted at healingtrees.org

“This tree planting is a step to heal and unite our community. This is our time to do something significant to celebrate life and promote new growth — like planting trees. Through this a life-giving and earth-serving community act, together we can offer remembrance and be an instrument of peace and compassion in the community,” said Annie Loyd of Healing Trees.

About Healing Trees:
As a direct response to the Tucson incidents of January 8, the Healing Trees Humanitarian Program was developed to "Heal Our Communities, Offer Remembrance and Celebrate Life." The FUSION Foundation, the Arizona Community Tree Council and Trees for Tucson | Tucson Clean and Beautiful are working together to provide visual life-giving memorials to commemorate the lives of those who died and honor those who were injured in Tucson on January 8. The first tree planting will be held at Creative Living Fellowship on Sunday, February 13 at 1:00 p.m. Four other planting are scheduled for February 14: one at Khalsa Montessori School in Tucson at 9:00 a.m., one at Lowell Elementary School in Phoenix at 10:00 a.m., one at Red Rock High School in Sedona at 10:00 a.m., and one at Crittenton Youth Academy in Phoenix at 12:30.

WHAT: Healing Tree Planting at Cesar Chavez Plaza in downtown Phoenix, Ariz.
WHEN: Monday, February 14, 2011 at 2:00 p.m.
WHERE: Cesar Chavez Plaza, 201 West Washington Street, Phoenix, Ariz. 85003See More

Crittenton Youth Academy Hosts Tree Planting on Feb. 14, 2011 at 12:30 PM

The Crittenton Youth Academy will host a tree planting at 12:30 PM, Monday, February 14, 2011. They are located at 715 W. Mariposa Street, Phoenix, AZ 85013. (This is at the South-West of 7th Ave and Camelback.) More details to follow.

Cultural Arts Coalition Partners with Healing Trees

Since ancient human history, people have had a need to represent their beliefs, values and emotions in physical, artistic forms taking the shape of symbols, symbolic objects and performance. These metaphors can be more powerful than language as a means of communication. The Cultural Arts Coalition believes that everyone can use the arts to Reflect, Express and Discover. Every person can Create, regardless of age, economics, social position, education, geography, gender, culture, or any other aspect of human existence. In this purposeful manner of art making, the value of the created object is in the one who created it. The object is a representation of its maker. Practitioners with the Cultural Arts Coalition use art making and cultural forms as modalities to enrich the life journey of every person, individually and in community.

The act of gardening, the planting of the trees, is also considered a creative expression that links us all to the concept of the interconnectedness of all life. Purposeful manner of art making, the value of the created object is in the one who created it. In this case the planting is also an ongoing nurturing act~ a metaphor for our personal linage-our family tree, the nurturing and love for our family and those in our community. It is the intention of the Cultural Arts Coalition that an interdisciplinary curriculum about the protection of our environment is also promoted and celebrated with the planting of our trees.

Gardens for Humanity Partners with Healing Trees

Founded in 1996, Gardens for Humanity has worked for ecological education to help give our children and all members of our community the values, tools and experiences needed to seek and regain balance with the natural world.

We are participating in the Healing Trees Project by spreading the word amongst schools and community organizations serving as a resource for planting healing trees in our area. We will also provide notice and a link to the Healing Trees Project on our web site (in progress).

Healing Trees Announces Tree Planting at Creative Living Fellowship to “Offer Remembrance”

WHAT: Healing Tree Planting at Creative Living Fellowship

WHEN: Sunday, February 13, 2011 at 1:00 p.m.

WHERE: Creative Living Fellowship, 6530 N. 7th Street, Phoenix, AZ 85014-1202

Healing Trees Announces Tree Planting at Creative Living Fellowship to “Offer Remembrance” -Tree Planting Aims to Heal Communities Following the Tucson Tragedies

PHOENIX, Arizona (February 3, 2011) – Creative Living Fellowship will be the site of the first tree planting for Healing Trees, a humanitarian program to plant trees following the shootings in Tucson last month.

“This tree planting will heal and unite our community. This is our time to do something significant to celebrate life and promote new growth — like planting trees. Through this a life-giving and earth-serving community act, together we can make a difference,” said Annie Loyd of Healing Trees.

A 15-gallon mesquite tree will be planted at Creative Living Fellowship on Sunday, February 13 at 1:00 p.m. Lynn Rocha, a general contractors' specialist with McGraw Hill publications and a community shaman with SpiritKeepers, is underwriting the purchase of the tree from Baker Nurseries. Greg Peterson, founder of Urban Farms and a member of Creative Living Fellowship, will plant a native mesquite. Peterson selected the mesquite because its pods are edible. “You can make flour and all kinds of breads from the mesquite pods as well as mesquite syrup. You can also burn mesquite pods in your barbecue to enhance the flavor of whatever you're cooking. And animals love to chew on the pods,” said Peterson.

Rev. Dr. Michele Whittington, senior minister at Creative Living Fellowship, will be the celebrant for the February 13th planting and Andrew Ecker will lead a drumming ceremony.

About Healing Trees:
As a direct response to the Tucson incidents of January 8, the Healing Trees Humanitarian Program was developed to "Heal Our Communities, Offer Remembrance and Celebrate Life." The FUSION Foundation, the Arizona Community Tree Council and Trees for Tucson | Tucson Clean and Beautiful are working together to provide visual life-giving memorials to commemorate the lives of those who died and honor those who were injured in Tucson on January 8.

About Creative Living Fellowship:

Creative Living Fellowship provides a community where like-minded individuals can learn how to express their full potential. We believe in the unity of all Life and that each Life is a divine expression of God.

WHAT: Healing Tree Planting at Creative Living Fellowship
WHEN: Sunday, February 13, 2011 at 1:00 p.m.
WHERE: Creative Living Fellowship, 6530 N. 7th Street, Phoenix, AZ 85014-1202
(Creative Living Fellowship is located on the west side of 7th Street, south of Glendale and just north of Maryland. 602.906.4080 phone http://creativelivingfellowship.com Facebook http://www.facebook.com/CreativeLivingFellowship )

MEDIA ADVISORY FOR:
Healing Trees Planting
Contact: Annie Loyd, 602/999-2424
Email: info@healingtrees.org
Tel: 602-999-2424

"Drumming Sounds" lead by Andrew Ecker Partners with Healing Trees

The idea of healing of world around us at times seems like such a huge concept that we can be overwhelmed frustrated and in turned discouraged from even participating in our future we as conscious people realize that we must make a change in the world around us and for me it starts with one beat the very first beat of our day the idea of a beat transcends the communication of music and steps into the world vibration and when we as a community make that conscious decision we become activated into a lifestyle of healing love and peace we make a difference. For us that gather with a heart to heal express peace one thing we can do is drum join an international global community of drummers chanters dancers prayer and vibration warriors to heal our planet and ultimately ourselves one beat a time.

Andrew Ecker
www.drummingsounds.com
www.tileandgroutcleaningpro.com
C.602-475-5694
F.602-973-9031

Trees is featured on ABC Ch15 Phoenix - Healin "Planting trees as a living tribute to the Tucson victims"

Watch Healing Trees ABC Ch15 Phoenix News Story

Why Plant Trees?

WHY

When you read about those who lost their lives and were injured, you get a true sense of the beloved Tuscon community and their commitment to come together - and truly know one another. We believe the greater Tucson community has set an exceptional example for all of us to follow through their unselfish acts of heroism, love, devotion, and compassion to their community, neighbors and Congresswoman. We hope this project will somehow demonstrate the love and appreciation we have for them and honor their acts of community participation.

We witnessed them carry out the profound words of 50 years ago "ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your country.

We thank them all.

We will never forget those who died on January 8, 2011 and those who were injured. The "Healing Trees" project will be a living memorial for those directly effected by the tragedy and their loved ones, and a commitment by all of us who choose to participate to be instruments of peace in our communities.

We are responding to the call for positive social change, for living in love and kindness. We encourage people to make a commitment to be instruments of peace in their community by planting a tree and in 11 months, return to the trees that were planted and take a few moments to reflect on all the ways they have acted as instruments of peace, compassion and understanding in their local communities.

More information regarding the planting and care of trees is available at the Arizona Community Tree Council.

Help Plant A Tree

We honor those who have died and those that have been injured - we ask you to join with us in planting a tree and making a commitment to continue the legacy of being an instrument of peace, understanding and forgiveness the individuals and members of the Tucson, AZ community taught us through their courageous behavior, kind gestures and compassionate actions.

Go here to make your donation http://healingtrees.org/

Ways to Participate

There are 3 primary ways to participate in the Healing Trees Program

1. Make a contribution to support specific tree plantings through the general fund.

Your financial contributions will support the purchase, planting, ongoing support and maintenance of trees in public spaces - some of the areas include:Healing Trees

~ A total of nineteen (19) trees representing the six who died and 13 injured on January 8, 2011 in Tucson, Arizona we be planted on the grounds of the Senate Building at the Arizona State Capitol

~ The Cultural Arts Coalition will plant three trees, one at Shemmer Art Center and a tree at Orangewood 1 & 2 educational facilities

~ Urban Farm has committed to planting in the Phoenix community

~ The City of Phoenix will plant a tree outside of the Calvin Goode Building located at Cesar Chavez Plaza across from Phoenix City Hall

~ World Care will be a tree at its headquarters in Tucson, Arizona

*The trees will be planted in public places - like schools, parks and public property.

Many more opportunities are developing every day.

You can make an immediate contribution online here.

2. Partner with a local organization, school, or business and plant a tree(s) or encourage your organization to support a tree(s) planting at a local school or public park.

Healing TreesOrganizations are taking the initiative to plant trees in their communities throughout Arizona — throughout the country — throughout the world - as an act of unity and compassion.

~ Gardens for Humanity in Sedona, Arizona is committed to planting five fruit trees at local elementary schools in the Verde Valley, they will be working with their local resources to secure the trees, services and volunteers! For more information contact Richard at Gardens for Humanity - president@gardensforhumanity.orgThis e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

As more information becomes available about the organizations participating we will list the details!

3. Volunteer your time and / or resources to support the Healing Trees program!

Owners of wholesale nursery's, landscape companies, non-profits, volunteers, webmasters, graphic designers, public relations professionals have all step forward to lend a hand to make this humanitarian program possible.

Do you have a resource that you'd like to contribute and become a part of an amazing humanitarian effort? If so, send us an email at info@healingtrees.orgThis e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

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A "Healing Trees" bank account has been established at National Bank of Arizona for the Healing Trees humanitarian program. Your contribution helps pay for individual trees, their plantings and maintenance. Your investment provides for collecting stories, identifying ongoing planting activities and providing additional opportunities for community participation. The funds donated to the general account are being managed by the Arizona Community Tree Council, a 501(c)(3) organization with more than 20 years of experience dedicated to care and planting of trees and promoting the education and exchange of information about trees and the essential role they play in the well being of all Arizona communities.

Let us know how you'd like to participate and what your ideas are so we can grow and thrive. Send an email to info@healingtrees.orgThis e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Healing Trees - Jan. 20, 2011

As we launch this project on the 50th anniversary of John Kennedy's inaugural address, many of us who are 50ish and are working on the Healing Trees project remember JFK's call to action to “Ask what you can do for your country.” Many of us were inspired by the Kennedys to participate in government. When Congresswoman "Gabby" Giffords was shot and six people died and 12 others were injured, we knew we had to stand up for something.

We want to honor those who lost their lives, those who were injured and their loved ones by planting trees as living memorials throughout Arizona and beyond. Let us all take a stand to honor those who gathered for Rep. Gabrielle Giffords’s "Congress on Your Corner" on Saturday, January 8, 2011. Let us provide living trees that will stand tall and proud in Arizona for many, many years to come.

The FUSION Foundation and the Arizona Community Tree Council (ACTC) have joined resources to plant trees throughout our communities beginning on February  14th, which is Arizona's 99th birthday, as an ongoing act of love and support to work together as instruments of peace, compassion and healing in our communities.

Healing Trees will be ongoing throughout the year and will function as the ACTC commemorative tree planting program

WHO

The FUSION Foundation brings together individuals and organizations to make positive community change with local action with a global vision. We strive to educate and empower organizations, individuals and communities about one another. We provide programs that awaken new perspectives and experiences that promote true community involvement through the development, application and principles of synergistic transformation and the basic framework of the 12-around-1 operating system.

The Arizona Community Tree Council, Inc. (ACTC) is a non-profit organization dedicated to the care and planting of trees, and promotes the education and exchange of information about trees and the essential role they play in the well being of all Arizona communities. The Council is composed of representatives from individual Arizona counties, tribal communities, government agencies, professional organizations and other individuals who have a statewide interest in the Council’s mission.

WHAT

Healing Trees: We are coordinating a collective tree planting to create tangible, visible acts of support that offer a generational, transformative healing process.